CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos

Continuing the cliche theme, today we have: “Don’tsend aboy to do a man’sjob.” In abridge sense, this usually means that you shouldn’truff low and risk an overruff when you can safely ruff high. However,intoday’s deal, thereisanalternative interpretation. See if you can spot it.

South’stwo spades was aweak jump overcall, showing the equivalent of an opening weak two-bid: adecent six-cardsuit and some 6-10 high-card points. North bid what he hoped his partner could make. However,North, because of his heart king, might instead have jumped to three no-trump. That contract, when played by North, is impregnable, and four spades can be beaten with best defense.

West led the heart three. East took two tricks in the suit and exited with his trump. Declarer won in hand, cashed the club king, played aclub to dummy’sace and ruffed the club eight in hand.

Knowing East had to have the diamond honors for his opening bid, South led the diamond two: three, eight, queen. What could East return? If adiamond,itwould be into dummy’s ace-jack tenace. If aheart, it would concede aruff-and-sluff.Either way, South very luckily was home.

East was understandably disappointed in his partner.IfonlyWest had put in the diamond nine (or 10), the endplay wouldn’thave worked. If dummy had played low,West would have led aseconddiamond; if dummy had covered with the jack, East would have won with the queen and safely returned thesuit.

When declarer is trying to execute an elimination and endplay,second hand must play high at the throw-in trick.

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4. Claims againstthe estate maybefiledonorbefore October28, 2022.Claimsagainst theestatemay be filedwiththe Clerkofthe Circuit Court, 133 W. StateSt., Sycamore,IL60178, or with theRepresentative, or both Any claimnot filedwithin that period is barred. Copies of aclaim filed with theClerk must be mailedordelivered to theRepresentative and to theattorney within 10 days afterithas been filed.

5. On April 11,2022, an OrderAdmittingthe Will to Probateand/or Appointing theRepresentative (strikeas applicable) wasentered

6. Theestatewill be administeredwithout Courtsupervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervisionadministration by filing apetitionto terminateunderSection284ofthe Probate Act(755 ILCS 5/28-4).

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Public Notice of Amendment to Rulesand Regulations of theCityof Sycamore BoardofPolice andFireCommissioners

Notice is hereby given that theCity of Sycamore Board of Police and Fire Commissioners has amendedits Rulesand Regulations,effective as of May15, 2022in accordancewith ChapterI Section8.Suchamendmentstothe Rulesand Regulations maybeexamined by any interested person in theofficeofthe Clerkofthe City of Sycamore,308 West State Street,Sycamore, Illinoisbetweenthe hoursof8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and are availableonthe City's website at www.cityofsycamore com

RayDembinski,Chairman of Sycamore BoardofFire and PoliceCommissioners

(Publishedinthe Daily ChronicleonMay 5, 2022) 1981650